News from JacksonHeraldTODAY - Topics from February, 2014

A fire claimed the life of one man early Thursday morning at a Hwy 82 Spur, Commerce, residence. The victim’s name has not been released, but he is described as a male in his 60s. Jackson County authorities say firefighters from the Harrisburg, Maysville, and Jackson County Correction Institute (CI) fire departments responded to 5678 Hwy 82 ...
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A customer of a Mexican restaurant in Jefferson called 911 to report he discovered a piece of straw paper in his burrito during lunch, according to a police report. The man said he did not eat the paper and he finished his meal and paid. He apparently called police after he vomited on the sidewalk, but when an officer responded, the complainant ...
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As the 2014 session of the Georgia General Assembly progresses toward a March 20 conclusion, the crucial “crossover day” is coming up next Monday, March 3. That’s the day when legislation must be passed by the chamber into which it was introduced to be considered by the other chamber during the legislative session, and Jackson County’s ...
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As the 2014 session of the Georgia General Assembly progresses toward a March 20 conclusion, the crucial “crossover day” is coming up next Monday, March 3. That’s the day when legislation must be passed by the chamber into which it was introduced to be considered by the other chamber during the legislative session, and Jackson County’s ...
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The Jackson County School System will not add time to its days following action Thursday by the state board of education to grant a weather waiver to state school systems. Students in the JCSS will attend class on March 14 and May 22, but not May 23. The system had previously said it would add 20 minutes to each school day, but that has now ...

One person was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries after an accident Thursday, Feb. 20, that involved a school bus carrying nine elementary school students and two passenger vehicles. The accident took place on Brockton Road east of Maddox Road in Jefferson just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, but none of the children, nor the bus driver, ...
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The Jackson County School System is adding 20 minutes to its school schedule starting Monday to make up for the three days lost in last week's snow storm. The extra time will go through May 9. Elementary schools will now have a 7:50 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. schedule; middle schools a 7:50 a.m. - 3:40 p.m. schedule; and high schools a 7:50 a.m. - 3:25 ...
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The Jackson County School System spent a little less last year for its top salaries than it did the year before. The top 50 employees in the JCSS earned a total of $4.465 million in FY2013 compared to $4.492 the top 50 earned in FY2012. Former superintendent John Green was the highest paid employee in FY2013 at $158,179. In FY2012, former ...
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A Jefferson yarn producer supplied the cotton yarn to knit fleece garments worn by the U.S. teams in the Winter Olympics this year in Sochi, Russia. Buhler Quality Yarns, Jefferson, and Clover Knits, Inc. of Clover, S.C., worked together with fashion designer Ralph Lauren to create pants that were sported by the U.S. teams during the opening ...
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A Commerce man is being sought in connection with an armed robbery on Feb. 13 at Our Store in North Jackson. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has a warrant for Kevin Blake Marchbanks, 36, Commerce, on armed robbery charges. An armed robber held up Our Store on Holly Springs Road around 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. An employee at the store ...